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Hart used to complain about reporters' rote descriptions of him as "cool and aloof." But amid the evening hush, as his 727 headed for Washington, he confessed that he is uneasy with street campaigning. He manages the jolly handshaking and baby kissing. But he is ambivalent, at least, about...
Mitterrand's troubles can be traced to the economic austerity program he launched in 1982. During his first year in office, the Socialist President nationalized a flock of industries and tried to spend the country out of recession, but a sagging franc and surging inflation persuaded Mitterrand to return...
In many ways, the President of the U.S. could not ask for a better election-year economy. Unemployment is falling, sales and profits are surging, investment is perking, inflation seems under control. After presiding over a deep recession, Ronald Reagan can now boast of having engineered one of the most...
For many advanced countries, nuclear power is a ticket to greater energy independence and national security. For developing countries, the sight of a mammoth reactor going up can also be a sign of industrial maturity and a source of national pride. To be sure, nuclear power faces the same obstacles...
When California's Republican Governor George Deukmejian took office last January, the Golden State was staggering under a projected deficit of $1.5 billion. One month later it was broke. Unemployment hovered around 11.2%. Pledged to balance the budget without tax increases, Deukmejian prodded the legislature to close porous tax...